Working on a showcase as early as 2014!

Hello!
I’m AerialsAbove, and Springs Rock is my largest, longest running showcase I have even worked on Roblox. Since 2014, when I made a simple waterfall using the new particle system, and the still kind of new CSG, I have worked non-stop on Springs Rock. Adding onto it, remaking large sections of it, even REMAKING my remade sections several times over.
Well, today I wanted to share some screenshots from the latest update coming to Springs Rock. Hours invested into nearly every single smallest detail, and I only find more work to do the longer I work on SR.

Please take the time to look through the photos, leave a like, and give this place a visit!

The new statues and house will become public very soon!

Screenshots!

The Servant



Please give me your thoughts, suggestions, and ideas on this project. :slight_smile:

Here’s the link! [Please note, the statues pictured above are not public yet! You will see the old versions!]

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Oh. My. Goodness. That is amazing. The statue is super detailed, and the light fits pretty well. Everything looks properly overgrown. It all looks enchanted and magical, while retaining that still sort of realistic-ness that makes it look awesome.

Just one thing, the light on the crystals is a bit weird. The positioning of the crystals is pretty stiff, I suggest adding more around so the light isn’t concentrated in the center.

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Beautiful work @AerialsAbove, it’s truly spectacular. 7 years of hard work has paid off!

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This is just amazing! You’ve added so much detail to little things and the map overall looks amazing.

But how did you get the motivation to do this for 7 years?

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of course, the geode is a little smaller than I like, so maybe another revamp soon. :slight_smile:

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That looks truly amazing! That you were able to keep this up since 2014 and how to looks is insane. Very nice!

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The first few years were a struggle honestly. Work some, stop, come back a few months later. Not until late last year did I start to steam-roll through this project. Having pinterest for ideas helps a lot.

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Wow! This must have been so hard to make, especially since you started making this in 2014 and Roblox has evolved so much you must of had to adapt to these changes and work your way to implement them into Roblox for 7 years! Amazing job man… I hope you make this public and soon maybe when a Bloxy. You have extreme dedication and I support that!

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Holy cow dude! This is absolutely insane, however I do have questions though. How much has this project evolved, what parts were hardest to make and what inspired this kind of build, or was it just an imaginative type thing?

But seriously this is absolutely breathtaking, I couldn’t work on a project for 7 years thats too much of a commitment this is real dedication.

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I spent months remaking this place hopping to earn a bloxy for it this year, but I did not get picked sadly. :frowning:

Roblox has add some new tools that help a lot, such as the lighting update and smooth terrain since I’ve started. The lack of a mirror tool still amazes me after seven years.

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It’s been redone and remade several times. The 2018 version is still up to be played if you can find it haha.
The project went from being a medieval water mill to steampunk to a magical valley loosely based on a real life water fall I live near.
Most of it is pure imagination with pinterest giving me awesome ideas here and there.

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I have been around the game and I am very impressed. You have done a great deal of work on this and you have achieved a very attractive game, as a result. I particularly enjoyed exploring the tunnel complex underground. Well done - this is very good and I recommend others to visit (and like) it too.

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This is absolutely amazing! The amount of time that went into this was for sure worth it! The detail just amazes me and I especially like the waterfall screenshot! That looks so cool! Great work!

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Not trying to do your work for you here but… Your sheer level of detail and creativity here really is better than what i’ve seen in many showcases.

Your execution is spot on, I know this is my second reply but I actually checked it out in game since (i had to) and it’s surreal.

Here are some of my favorite little details that I didn’t pick up from the pictures you initially posted:

Images




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Wow! This must have been so hard to make! Those 4 years really paid off! The game looks even better with full graphics on thanks to the new HBAO Update, it makes it look so realistic!

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Feedback

  1. Add some ripples on the wings.

  2. Make the waterfalls more natural looking.


Question:

@AerialsAbove Do you have any tips of being patient with your builds? I think my builds would look a lot better if I didn’t rush them so much. :flushed:

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Really good job. This is phenomenal.

Amazing to see that you were working on it since 2014 even while through ROBLOX studio was updating often too during those years.

Please do keep up the awesome work you’re doing.

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Aerial you are a legend, this showcase is almost perfect congrats on the progress you have made hope one day I can be on that level!

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It’s so incredibly detailed! Its insane that that amazing of a showcase was made by one person! Yet my laptop doesn’t take it well…

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It looks good but I would change a couple of assets like:

It takes away from the rich detail!

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